ask.wikiedu.org - Individual question feedhttp://ask.wikiedu.org/questions/Open source question and answer forum written in Python and DjangoenCopyright Askbot, 2010-2015.Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:32:13 -0500How should my students choose Wikipedia usernames?http://ask.wikiedu.org/question/455/how-should-my-students-choose-wikipedia-usernames/ Should they use their real names, a pseudonym they choose or a numbered account based on their class or school?Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:26:35 -0500http://ask.wikiedu.org/question/455/how-should-my-students-choose-wikipedia-usernames/Answer by Adam (Wiki Ed) for <p>Should they use their real names, a pseudonym they choose or a numbered account based on their class or school?</p>
http://ask.wikiedu.org/question/455/how-should-my-students-choose-wikipedia-usernames/?answer=456#post-id-456Your student's username will identify them on Wikipedia to other editors in edit summaries, on their talk page and when they sign comments left for other editors.
Students **can** choose to use their real names, as many editors on Wikipedia do, or they can use pseudonyms--Wikipedia does not require that students choose one or the other. Wikipedia's [Username Policy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Username_policy#Guidance_for_new_users) has guidance on how to make that choice--the username policy is also linked from the signup page on Wikipedia.
Wiki Ed **does not** recommend students choose a username like BIO101-ABC which appears autogenerated or shared, since Wikipedians may assume the account is shared by many users which is against the site rules. Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:32:13 -0500http://ask.wikiedu.org/question/455/how-should-my-students-choose-wikipedia-usernames/?answer=456#post-id-456